June 2020 Live Lesson - "What a Wonderful World" Island-style (Patreon)

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Aloha Patrons!  

I'll see you today Thursday, June 18 at 5:30pm Pacific Time for our monthly Live Lesson. If you click on the video above, you’ll see a countdown for your time zone. (Find all Patron events on our Patron Google calendar). 

Tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-FpiH2HaM 

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This month, I'll teach an island-style version of "What a Wonderful World" 

In preparation for our Island Vibes Jam next Saturday (more details on that coming soon!), I wanted to choose a song that would allow us to work on island reggae strum variations.  The basic strum is the backbeat strum, and we'll add rhythmic variations with muting and chucking for additional challenge.  Iz's medley version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World" is played with an island reggae strum, and I haven't had a chance to teach that version yet, so here it is!  I've merged Iz's version with a dash of my jazz version (as heard on my album Ukulele Days, which I taught to Patrons back in 2017, click here for that lesson, and watch my San Francisco class perform it).

This island version is more upbeat, which I really like.  I shared my arrangement of this song in my 5@5 Live show last night - and Instagram has finally made it possible for me to post the 5@5 for easy playback (hurrah!).  You can click here to watch my 5@5 live show, I play "What a Wonderful World" just after the 11-minute mark. 

A note about our monthly Live Lessons

My goal is to teach and arrange a lesson that is interesting for all levels.  I will walk through the lesson by starting with beginner-level strumming, and gradually layer on more challenging options for advanced players.

I encourage you to play at your level, and embrace your own pace of incrementally leveling up. You can re-watch the lesson as many times as you like.  Grasp the basics on the first go-round, and each time you review, you'll pick up new tips and techniques.  You can use this method to become a better student and better learner - by building more awareness and more patience. :)

How to Watch Live

1. Click on this direct link to the lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-FpiH2HaM
For those who are new, please note this is a private link.

2. Log in to YouTube to join the live chat, and please say hello!  I can't see that you're watching unless you chat.  If you have trouble using chat on a mobile device/ tablet, you may want to try on a desktop or laptop browser.  

3. Feel free to post your questions to me, or to the community.

How to Watch Later

1. Watch the video linked above (it's the same as the live link).

2. Feel free to post your comments and questions below.

Download the Chord Chart

Please look for the orange PDF link below - the PDF should download immediately when you click on it. 

Warming up with last month's Live Lesson: 

We'll play through last month's Live Lesson song at the start of our time together. Watch the May 2020 Live Lesson on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" if you’d like to review.

Is this your first Live Lesson?  Check out these Tips for Live Lessons from Patron Mark Pierce: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-guest-for-23871916 

Thanks. I look forward to seeing you online!

xo cynthia

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